APOPKA, Fla. – A man whom Apopka police arrested overnight is accused of starting a fire in a shed while he was still inside.
Richard Snow, 43, faces charges of first-degree arson, battery on law enforcement, battery with a prior conviction, tampering with a witness/victim and resisting an officer without violence, the Apopka Police Department said Saturday on social media.
Officers had responded to a reported dispute at a residence, where Snow allegedly pushed a woman and threatened to kill her if she called the police, the post states. After police arrived, they located Snow inside of a backyard shed that had been converted to a living space and was being shared with a roommate, according to the post.
Snow allegedly refused commands to leave the shed and is accused of intentionally setting the structure on fire, only leaving it through a window once it became fully engulfed, police said. He was then arrested, the post states.
No one was seriously injured, but other people close by had to be awakened and evacuated from their homes due to the fire, police said.